Nakano, Tokyo
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中野区 | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
The municipality calls itself "Nakano City" in English.[2]
History
Timeline
- 1889 (Meiji 22): Nakano becomes a village[3]
- 1923 (Taishō 12): Great Kanto earthquake causes big increase in Nakano's population[3]
- 1932 (Shōwa 7): Nakano established as a city[3]
- 1943: (Shōwa 18): Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to
- 1947: (Shōwa 23): Nakano becomes a special wards
- 1961: (Shōwa 36): Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano
Geography
Nakano is a west-central ward. It borders Shibuya on the south. Suginami is on the ward's western border. Nerima is on the northern border. Shinjuku is on the west.
Nakano, Tokyo Media
Sunset over Nakano, with Nakano Broadway in the distance
One of the oldest temples in Nakano: Jougan-ji
Promotional art for Benza English, a television show that takes place in Higashi Nakano
Related pages
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nakano City Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of Nakano Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
Other websites
- Nakano website (in English) Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
